Disney Shuts Down LucasArts, Cancels Star Wars 1313 And Star Wars: First Assault

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Staff were informed of the shutdown this morning, according
to a reliable Kotaku source. Some 150 people were laid off,
and both of the studio's current projects--Star Wars: First
Assault and Star Wars 1313--were cancelled. Disney will
still use the LucasArts name to license games, but the
studio is no more.

Publicly, Disney is saying their current games could be
licensed out to a different publisher or developer, but
according to our source, that's unlikely. Our source says
Lucas has pursued the option for "one or both games," but
nothing happened. "With the teams now basically being
dispersed I think both games are effectively dead forever,"
our source said.

A second source also told Kotaku this afternoon that the
chances of Lucas licensing out 1313 are very slim. The odds
are "effectively zero," the source said.

"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've
decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a
licensing model, minimizing the company's risk while
achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games,"
LucasArts parent company LucasFilm said in a statement. "As
a result of this change, we've had layoffs across the
organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of
the talented teams who have been developing our new
titles."

Full article:
http://kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-468473749
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